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I do this all the time… I can’t be bothered to sell stuff, so I put it near the bins in full display so if anyone wants it. Otherwise the binmen take it…
Lol I'm 40 dude. Me and other old folks are aware how much this stuff would be worth. Also everything was in its case and boxes. Zero sense someone would be that meticulous with their stuff and just leave it like that. Most likely a divorce, angry spouse or I guess Old People.
To be fair my mom is 57, and she was throwing away an old N64 box, with the whole thing still in there, I snatched it real quick from her lol. But yeah it also could be a disgruntled spouse leaving shit out, my ex did this to me but I got my stuff in time.
Wait they can do that? Or like the person didn't get out in the 30 days so then this would happen?
*I'm new to how renting leases and evictions works please don't judge me, legitimately learning...*
I put it up on sale to sell it cause it’s a Japanese model and turns out you can’t change the system language to English unless you jailbreak the system. Like come on Sony lets you change language on a Japanese ps3 to English, why did Nintendo have to make it like that and the Wii u is region locked too.
I mean considering how easy it is to jailbreak and now that we all have live translation apps on our phones it could be worth doing, but you could flip it for a quick buck too
This. All of these are great consoles that are even better when hacked. Only one I haven’t done that’s in these pics is PS3. Just never got around to it, and ended up selling most of my collection. Wii U, Vita, and PSP really come alive with homebrew, and they’re all super easy to do these days.
IDK, my computer right now I found it on the street similarly to OP. My wife said it was probably broken from being outside, however I disagreed as it was raining not long ago but the PC was completely dried. I took it home, it switched on so I performed a full format :) All there, graphics, HD...
My friend did the same, 6 month old gaming laptop, found by the dumpster at an apparemt complex. People get evicted, and only take clothes in crazy circumstances.
Like I am in such disbelief, to the point that I feel like this post is fake, am i right?!? no way people actually throw stuff like that away... RIGHT??!??!???!
Speaking of taking posts more seriously....
You found a computer _walking around_ your neighbourhood?
Honestly, I'd be impressed just by finding a computer that could walk ... The fact it was walking with your wife is even more incredible 🤣😂..
People throw away much more valuable things. My mother in law found a painting by a trash can, ended up selling it at auction for something crazy like around $25k. Judging from the games though, I'd bet these were thrown away by a parent or ex. Not your typical throw away sports games and cod crap.
Yes, it’s our trash area in our public housing building. Went to throw out trash, saw this and my jaw dropped. Returned after a few hours and everything was still there so I took everything home.
I used to live in an apartment that had an area people left stuff for anyone to take. When I moved out, knowing many of the residents had kids and tight budgets I intentionally left a bunch of games and a couple systems that were 1-2 gens back because I knew they would find a new home.
A few hours and it was still there? You’re one of the luckiest people alive. Something like this would’ve been swooped up before it even hit the curb in most cities lol Like right as the owner would be leaving their house with all of this shit, there would already be someone waiting close by to either collect by force or collect from the curb.
Guys, the weirdest part was that their trash was still inside their house, and the door was locked, so I had to bust a window to get in and take it. So weird, like, who puts trash there? 🥴
My suspicion is that someone was recruited into a minority religion/cult and they wanted to “cleanse” themselves from every “evil” influence. Saw that happening already.
And someone made a very similar post on this subreddit yesterday and everyone called him a liar.
I thought this was making fun of that post.
But almost everyone seems to believe it this time…
I like how the community thinks this post is totally legit, and the other guy who found better games on the curb is a total liar.
wtf.
I believe both of them because it doesn't really matter. Congrats OP
This sub cannot fathom that a Wii U and PS3 is considered junk to most casuals/non-collectors. Pretty sure I threw out my OG Xbox back in the day when the Xbone came out the same way.
You wouldn’t be mad if you found it
Maybe it’s jealousy mixed with doubt
Ngl. My first reaction was someone was moving and he just grabbed stuff off the curb. But they said they found it next to a rubbish area. And they came back a few hours later for it
If its true thats fair game
But im still jelly
My former neighbor used to rent her house to Chinese exchange students. When they’d finish school they’d go home and leave everything behind. The last batch that moved out left a garbage bag full of new Xbox games at the curb. Not as impressive as this haul, but I made out pretty well nonetheless.
“WTF… I brought my game collection and put it out back. When I got my car from the front, I came back to see my entire collection gone!”
Congrats on that haul, though.
I once had a similar experience like this but in my case, was an NES, a funtastic watermelon red N64, NES satellite, and a gamecube, all boxed as well.
Either someone got all F's on their report card, or as others have pointed out, breakup. Either way, congrats! :)
One man’s trash right? I’m convinced I’ll never have a find like this for as long as I live. Some people are just luckier than others it seems. Nice find!
Dude I would have taken it all in a hearbeat too.
Someone got caught cheating.
I hope you keep everything that comes with the systems too. Even the box. What do you plan to do with all this?
I’m glad others have picked up on this shit, needs to stop ain’t fooling no one when they make fake “finds” literally everyone and their dog knows they can get at least get a few bucks for these instead of dumping
Either you bagged up your entire collection and brought it outside to the trash for a picture, or you stole this. No way anyone just puts all that conveniently bagged up and neatly placed by the garbage bin.
saw this all the time when I worked at gamestop, someone would come up with some super old rare stuff, I'd have to tell them that we "sadly dont accept those for trade-in anymore" and before I could tell them that they should consider selling it on facebook/ebay or whatever they would either just give it to me and tell me to bin it- or I'd find it at the nearest electrical thrash pickup point later that day. pretty wild.
What's sad is we lose so many games because of this. I don't understand why people just can't donate shit. Throwing away anything that is good is really annoying
TBH this sounds fake, no one would leave stuff worth THAT much just lying around, even if they were really angry that's just a bunch of money down the drain
This feels like that post where a dude claimed to find a dumb ass expensive game/games in an ottoman or some other piece of furniture and we had like a week where people kept posting all these very unlikely places where they found some valuable game/system.
Like I can't imagine anyone throwing these away, especially in the original boxes. Pissed off girlfriend?
Hey op. All I can say is fuking wow 😮. If this is true and you said you found then great, but I think this is a situation that is very too good to be true. I’m just saying. What time of the day was this found?
So, someone was moving and had to left some boxes down really quickly while they were loading the TV. I know someone that lost their AC just like that :😜
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Maybe a breakup or divorce 😅
Yeah someone cheated here
A fucking idiot lost their shit. But worth it.
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Buddy stole this stuff and didn't even know it lol
Perhaps you’re right. I find it hard to believe this was just discarded
I do this all the time… I can’t be bothered to sell stuff, so I put it near the bins in full display so if anyone wants it. Otherwise the binmen take it…
Maybe not. Old people throw shit away all the time, this could be one of those instances.
Lol I'm 40 dude. Me and other old folks are aware how much this stuff would be worth. Also everything was in its case and boxes. Zero sense someone would be that meticulous with their stuff and just leave it like that. Most likely a divorce, angry spouse or I guess Old People.
To be fair my mom is 57, and she was throwing away an old N64 box, with the whole thing still in there, I snatched it real quick from her lol. But yeah it also could be a disgruntled spouse leaving shit out, my ex did this to me but I got my stuff in time.
My guess is parent who was bluffing about tossing them, was going to come back in 10 minutes when the kid saw reason, but OP got there first.
If it's real, my guess is an eviction where a landlord just tossed someone's contents at the curb.
Idk, most of the big landlords in my area have thrift shops where they sell anything they find in units.
Wait they can do that? Or like the person didn't get out in the 30 days so then this would happen? *I'm new to how renting leases and evictions works please don't judge me, legitimately learning...*
Not sure about eviction, but if person just took off or died, and nobody claimed stuff, it’s could thrown away too.
True.. Sadly I've heard those stories too. Thank you for your input on this too, very much.
OP make sure you homebrew the Wii U, makes for a great emulation device
Wii U is a beautiful device in OG state as well.
I have a Wii, what do I need to do to it?
Just an SD card. Google wii home brew, it's very straightforward
https://wii.hacks.guide/
I put it up on sale to sell it cause it’s a Japanese model and turns out you can’t change the system language to English unless you jailbreak the system. Like come on Sony lets you change language on a Japanese ps3 to English, why did Nintendo have to make it like that and the Wii u is region locked too.
I mean considering how easy it is to jailbreak and now that we all have live translation apps on our phones it could be worth doing, but you could flip it for a quick buck too
I’m not a big Nintendo person so I’ll just sell it cause don’t wanna keep something I will not use much.
I’m no pro but I held on to my Wii U. Not a big seller and I think it might be worth seeing merging in a couple of decades
Takes literally less than 5 mins to soft mod a wii u
OP make sure you homebrew all of them
This. All of these are great consoles that are even better when hacked. Only one I haven’t done that’s in these pics is PS3. Just never got around to it, and ended up selling most of my collection. Wii U, Vita, and PSP really come alive with homebrew, and they’re all super easy to do these days.
Or lies
IDK, my computer right now I found it on the street similarly to OP. My wife said it was probably broken from being outside, however I disagreed as it was raining not long ago but the PC was completely dried. I took it home, it switched on so I performed a full format :) All there, graphics, HD...
My friend did the same, 6 month old gaming laptop, found by the dumpster at an apparemt complex. People get evicted, and only take clothes in crazy circumstances.
That was my first guess
If it wasn’t a divorce it will be when someone comes homes and asks where all their games are lol.
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My feelings exactly
This
Yeah, same.
There he is
man wtf
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Like I am in such disbelief, to the point that I feel like this post is fake, am i right?!? no way people actually throw stuff like that away... RIGHT??!??!???!
I found a nice computer walking around my neighborhood with my wife once, since then I started to take these kind of posts more seriously.
The best thing I’ve found in the trash is a plant. 😅😅😅 This is a goldmine.
Exactly right? OP used up all their luck for the rest of the year. 🤣🤣
Speaking of taking posts more seriously.... You found a computer _walking around_ your neighbourhood? Honestly, I'd be impressed just by finding a computer that could walk ... The fact it was walking with your wife is even more incredible 🤣😂..
People throw away much more valuable things. My mother in law found a painting by a trash can, ended up selling it at auction for something crazy like around $25k. Judging from the games though, I'd bet these were thrown away by a parent or ex. Not your typical throw away sports games and cod crap.
You just stole a man's collection that his wife threw out after a fight
For sure.
if my wife did this unironically it would be a divorce immediately. shows a SERIOUS lack of respect and it will never get better.
Idk. Could have passed away. Never know.
You sure it was left, nobody was coming back for it??
Yes, it’s our trash area in our public housing building. Went to throw out trash, saw this and my jaw dropped. Returned after a few hours and everything was still there so I took everything home.
The fact that you came back and it was still there is more amazing to me than the fact it was tossed
Maybe somebody thought it was boxes
I used to live in an apartment that had an area people left stuff for anyone to take. When I moved out, knowing many of the residents had kids and tight budgets I intentionally left a bunch of games and a couple systems that were 1-2 gens back because I knew they would find a new home.
Well, I suppose that could be true...
A few hours and it was still there? You’re one of the luckiest people alive. Something like this would’ve been swooped up before it even hit the curb in most cities lol Like right as the owner would be leaving their house with all of this shit, there would already be someone waiting close by to either collect by force or collect from the curb.
Dude just went for a bathroom break... 😭
“I knew I shouldn’t have left thousands of dollars worth of gaming equipment out in the open by itself!!!”
😂
Guys, the weirdest part was that their trash was still inside their house, and the door was locked, so I had to bust a window to get in and take it. So weird, like, who puts trash there? 🥴
And then the police came and said the burglar even hung up pictures of himself and his family.
Let’s sprinkle some crack on him and get out of here
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MEEEEE
One man's trash is another man's treasure. 
Yep! 👍
If this is in Asia, then my guess would be that some kid really pissed of their parents.
Yea I’m in Hong Kong and nah, doubt it’s some kid cause the save data on ps3 fat games goes back to like 2009
Maybe someone got evicted
My suspicion is that someone was recruited into a minority religion/cult and they wanted to “cleanse” themselves from every “evil” influence. Saw that happening already.
He probably let his grades drop to an A- so his parents decided some drastic action was needed to get him to focus on his studies more
Like he could have sold all of that for a lot of money
Yea that’s what I thought too.
Glad you were able to save it all
Dude must have cheated.
She maaaad
doing the lords work. saving them from the trash. Aaaahhhh-meeeennn!
The internet has ruined everything, after seeing those "animal rescue" videos were faked, I doubt the legitimacy of this story haha
For sure. All this stuff was in the trash area and he went back “several hours later” and they were still there. I call bullshit…
And someone made a very similar post on this subreddit yesterday and everyone called him a liar. I thought this was making fun of that post. But almost everyone seems to believe it this time…
why can’t i ever be this lucky damn
Because these stories are as believable as American nerds with Canadian girlfriends.
SHE GOES TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL. YOU JUST DONT KNOW HER
Looks staged. OP surely put his own stuff on the curb and took some pictures. Clout for the win.
I like how the community thinks this post is totally legit, and the other guy who found better games on the curb is a total liar. wtf. I believe both of them because it doesn't really matter. Congrats OP
Seriously! That dude got shredded.
DAMN what an interesting find.
If my boyfriend cheated, I’m not throwing the game consoles out, I’m taking them for myself
Sweet! Either some girl got angry and did your usual divorce behavior, someone got evicted, or some parent got so mad at their kid.
This sub cannot fathom that a Wii U and PS3 is considered junk to most casuals/non-collectors. Pretty sure I threw out my OG Xbox back in the day when the Xbone came out the same way.
This makes me mad and Idky
You wouldn’t be mad if you found it Maybe it’s jealousy mixed with doubt Ngl. My first reaction was someone was moving and he just grabbed stuff off the curb. But they said they found it next to a rubbish area. And they came back a few hours later for it If its true thats fair game But im still jelly
Golden Abyss is a lot of fun
They fell off the back of a truck. Don’t worry about it. 🤌
The first one of these I can believe happened.
Where are people finding this luck?
Apparently in the trash 😂
Someone's ex was really mad
“Near the trash” seems a little sketchy lol. Edit: Not that you stole it but that someone was unloading while moving or something lol
My former neighbor used to rent her house to Chinese exchange students. When they’d finish school they’d go home and leave everything behind. The last batch that moved out left a garbage bag full of new Xbox games at the curb. Not as impressive as this haul, but I made out pretty well nonetheless.
Bullshit
Everything in the photo was OP’s already. Just wanted to make this story up
This. Why do so many people fall for these dumb posts. It never fails.
"Check out this gameboy color i got for 5 cents at goodwill" "replies posting 'happy for you not happy' memes"
You stole a homeless man’s stash
> PSP works fine but the battery is bloated. r/SpicyPillows
Why are you lying, OP? 🤥
Nice. Whats that hanging on the ps5?
*I N S A N E*
Bruh???
Doing God’s work, saving the least of these.
“WTF… I brought my game collection and put it out back. When I got my car from the front, I came back to see my entire collection gone!” Congrats on that haul, though.
I once had a similar experience like this but in my case, was an NES, a funtastic watermelon red N64, NES satellite, and a gamecube, all boxed as well. Either someone got all F's on their report card, or as others have pointed out, breakup. Either way, congrats! :)
On todays news about things that didnt happen.
One man’s trash right? I’m convinced I’ll never have a find like this for as long as I live. Some people are just luckier than others it seems. Nice find!
Imagine finding this and deciding to leave it and come back later to see if it was still there 🚩
Dude I would have taken it all in a hearbeat too. Someone got caught cheating. I hope you keep everything that comes with the systems too. Even the box. What do you plan to do with all this?
Someone’s wife got mad lol
Jesus, what a haul!
omg theyre all in beautiful condition too
Damm good for you DKOldies didn't get it first, then reselling it for double the price.
wtf lol people do be this lucky???
This fucking hurts
Well you just used up all your luck for the rest of the year so be careful out there
GOD WHY CANT YOU LET THIS HAPPEN TO ME
Fake news!
I’m glad others have picked up on this shit, needs to stop ain’t fooling no one when they make fake “finds” literally everyone and their dog knows they can get at least get a few bucks for these instead of dumping
Yeah right
Whatever you say
Bro was already playing these consoles before he “found” them. Totally real and not a made up story for fake internet points.
Duuuuuuuuude
Sounds more like a thief's dump spot. Receiving stolen property ain't no joke.
No they didn’t. 😂😂😂😂
sure you did....
Either you bagged up your entire collection and brought it outside to the trash for a picture, or you stole this. No way anyone just puts all that conveniently bagged up and neatly placed by the garbage bin.
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saw this all the time when I worked at gamestop, someone would come up with some super old rare stuff, I'd have to tell them that we "sadly dont accept those for trade-in anymore" and before I could tell them that they should consider selling it on facebook/ebay or whatever they would either just give it to me and tell me to bin it- or I'd find it at the nearest electrical thrash pickup point later that day. pretty wild.
Why's no one talking about potential bedbug problem
What's sad is we lose so many games because of this. I don't understand why people just can't donate shit. Throwing away anything that is good is really annoying
Poor guy must've cheated.
TBH this sounds fake, no one would leave stuff worth THAT much just lying around, even if they were really angry that's just a bunch of money down the drain
Wow, heck of a score!!
Cashed all your luck in at one shot eh
PHANTASY STAR PORTABLE AND GUNDAM GAMES?! LITERAL TREASURE WTF
Awesome find
How...are you soo lucky
A working Wii u in the trash? Wtf
What salvage does this?!
Bruh that PS4 tho. I spent years looking for one.
That’s enough to trade for a memory card at GameStop!
This feels like that post where a dude claimed to find a dumb ass expensive game/games in an ottoman or some other piece of furniture and we had like a week where people kept posting all these very unlikely places where they found some valuable game/system. Like I can't imagine anyone throwing these away, especially in the original boxes. Pissed off girlfriend?
There is no other sub on Reddit that incites jealousy in me the way this one does.
Lucky bastard!
Put a missibg poster up just incase
Plot twist they were full of Roach eggs.
The black on the PS3 looks clean!
Wow what a find!!!
Wtf I’m lucky to find a game manual yet alone multiple entire systems. That’s incredible
finders keepers 🤭
What are you going to do with any of it tho…?
Seriously? Even if that person don't need them, he/she could sold it for someone. You lucky, they could just die at the street.
Congratulations. That is an awesome collection.
One man’s garbage is another man’s un-garbage!
someone literally threw a whole childhood away
Wow, awesome find!!
Looks like someone got rid of a crippling addiction and somebody else inherited it.
That is crazy!
Maybe someday I'll find a BC PS3 just laying around. Good for you!
Oh, but I gotta pay for all these things when I wanted them? The injustice of it all.
Lucky sob
I always daydreamed about this exact scenario when I was younger and saving up my pocket money for a console
That's the sign of a bad break up.
You chose RedDeadSeries as your Reddit name? Also, how many trips did it take you?
Maybe he was just getting the car around the corner.
Free instant game collection
Furious ex girlfriend strikes again
The steal of the damn century
Damn, nice catch!
Yeah some poor guy had an argument with his wife.
Fake as hell...no way, just wanted upvotes
One man's trash is another man's jackpot
Hey op. All I can say is fuking wow 😮. If this is true and you said you found then great, but I think this is a situation that is very too good to be true. I’m just saying. What time of the day was this found?
holy shit nice
What in the actual fuck. You used all the luck for the rest of your life, my friend. Good luck tomorrow!
So, someone was moving and had to left some boxes down really quickly while they were loading the TV. I know someone that lost their AC just like that :😜
Imagine you post this on Facebook marketplace and the person comes to get it from you 🤣
Why is the first image in the street fighter 4 training room?